(n.) The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.
(n.) The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.
Example Sentences:
(1) He has chosen to live in a modest Vatican hotel room instead of the grandeur of the apostolic palace; and he has dropped some of the papal pomp, while preaching the Roman Catholic church's need to identify with the world's poor.
(2) The Holy Father has now decided that my resignation will take effect today, 25 February 2013, and that he will appoint an apostolic administrator to govern the archdiocese in my place until my successor as archbishop is appointed.
(3) He was happy to dismiss the declarations of his predecessor, Pope Benedict, regarding gay priests, but an apostolic letter written nearly 20 years ago by John Paul II outlining his personal objections to the ordination of women is held to be a "definitive formulation" that is not open to further discussion.
(4) Seminars on the family apostolate and natural family planning for priests and religious and family counselors are organized yearly and the Happy Family Movement has prepared books, films, slides, and pamphlets for the general public.
(5) Their friendship was cemented after the pope's election when Francis decided not to occupy the lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, but to remain at the guest house, run by Ricca, in which he stayed during the election.
(6) The present investigation is based on data from parish records of the Armenian Apostolic churches in Lebanon.
(7) Several areas were found to have much lower rates, and this was linked to areas with high membership in the Apostolic Church, a group that forbids medical treatment.
(8) The Levada report follows an "apostolic visitation" to US orders to check on nuns' "quality of life".
(9) His decision to abjure the splendour of the apostolic palace in favour of the modest Casa Santa Marta guesthouse has offered proof of his personal commitment to a humbler church, while his tender embracing of Vinicio Riva, a man terribly disfigured by tumours , underlined his hands-on pastoral approach.
(10) "I don't think an apostolic visitation will achieve much.
(11) Francis didn’t watch the film but exchanged a few words with Jolie afterward when she was brought up to the Apostolic Palace – along with two of her children, a brother and a cast member.
(12) News of the apostolic visitation came via the papal nuncio, Antonio Mennini, in a meeting with one of the complainants, a former priest known as "Lenny" who accused the cardinal of making sexual advances to him when he was a seminarian.
(13) Divorce is rare,” according to a website on the Apostolic Christian religion, which Davis follows.
(14) In 2003, after being awarded the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem: Knight Commander with star, and serving as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, he was promoted by John Paul II, becoming only the third resident Scottish cardinal since the Reformation.
(15) In return, Pope Francis , 77, gave Tsipras a copy of his apostolic exhortation, the Joy of the Gospel, outlining what some have described as his radical views on the church's role in the modern world.
(16) Senior figures in Rome say the apostolic visitation is a way of dealing not just with the cardinal but with the more general accusations of moral malaise sweeping the church in Scotland.
(17) Tendi said a rally with members of an apostolic sect "astounded" him the most.
(18) These levels varied considerably and were lowest in areas with significant numbers of Apostolics, a group who often reject immunization on religious grounds.
(19) I intend to continue to serve the people of Rowan County, but I cannot violate my conscience.” Davis has said that recognizing such marriages is against her Apostolic Christian faith and decided to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay and straight couples in an effort to avoid the June supreme court ruling that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
(20) Low vaccination rates were linked to Apostolic Church membership.
Apostolicity
Definition:
(n.) The state or quality of being apostolical.
Example Sentences:
(1) He has chosen to live in a modest Vatican hotel room instead of the grandeur of the apostolic palace; and he has dropped some of the papal pomp, while preaching the Roman Catholic church's need to identify with the world's poor.
(2) The Holy Father has now decided that my resignation will take effect today, 25 February 2013, and that he will appoint an apostolic administrator to govern the archdiocese in my place until my successor as archbishop is appointed.
(3) He was happy to dismiss the declarations of his predecessor, Pope Benedict, regarding gay priests, but an apostolic letter written nearly 20 years ago by John Paul II outlining his personal objections to the ordination of women is held to be a "definitive formulation" that is not open to further discussion.
(4) Seminars on the family apostolate and natural family planning for priests and religious and family counselors are organized yearly and the Happy Family Movement has prepared books, films, slides, and pamphlets for the general public.
(5) Their friendship was cemented after the pope's election when Francis decided not to occupy the lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace, but to remain at the guest house, run by Ricca, in which he stayed during the election.
(6) The present investigation is based on data from parish records of the Armenian Apostolic churches in Lebanon.
(7) Several areas were found to have much lower rates, and this was linked to areas with high membership in the Apostolic Church, a group that forbids medical treatment.
(8) The Levada report follows an "apostolic visitation" to US orders to check on nuns' "quality of life".
(9) His decision to abjure the splendour of the apostolic palace in favour of the modest Casa Santa Marta guesthouse has offered proof of his personal commitment to a humbler church, while his tender embracing of Vinicio Riva, a man terribly disfigured by tumours , underlined his hands-on pastoral approach.
(10) "I don't think an apostolic visitation will achieve much.
(11) Francis didn’t watch the film but exchanged a few words with Jolie afterward when she was brought up to the Apostolic Palace – along with two of her children, a brother and a cast member.
(12) News of the apostolic visitation came via the papal nuncio, Antonio Mennini, in a meeting with one of the complainants, a former priest known as "Lenny" who accused the cardinal of making sexual advances to him when he was a seminarian.
(13) Divorce is rare,” according to a website on the Apostolic Christian religion, which Davis follows.
(14) In 2003, after being awarded the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem: Knight Commander with star, and serving as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, he was promoted by John Paul II, becoming only the third resident Scottish cardinal since the Reformation.
(15) In return, Pope Francis , 77, gave Tsipras a copy of his apostolic exhortation, the Joy of the Gospel, outlining what some have described as his radical views on the church's role in the modern world.
(16) Senior figures in Rome say the apostolic visitation is a way of dealing not just with the cardinal but with the more general accusations of moral malaise sweeping the church in Scotland.
(17) Tendi said a rally with members of an apostolic sect "astounded" him the most.
(18) These levels varied considerably and were lowest in areas with significant numbers of Apostolics, a group who often reject immunization on religious grounds.
(19) I intend to continue to serve the people of Rowan County, but I cannot violate my conscience.” Davis has said that recognizing such marriages is against her Apostolic Christian faith and decided to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay and straight couples in an effort to avoid the June supreme court ruling that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
(20) Low vaccination rates were linked to Apostolic Church membership.